Little Pete's will surely be missed, if for no other reason because neighborhoods like Rittenhouse Square have upscaled their way out of the affordable luncheonettes that were once essential neighborhood institutions.

Within seconds this quicksilver star sets forth a complex character—a salesman who is quirky, charmingly goofy and maybe a little screwy, yet fiercely determined to sell a five-spindle milkshake mixer to a luncheonette owner.

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